Oguchi Onyewu, Timmy Chandler both score on a good day for U.S. defenders abroad

Oguchi Onyewu's 56th-minute headed goal gave Sheffield Wednesday a passage to the last 16 of the FA Cup. (Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)

Two defenders hoping to make a late push for inclusion in Jurgen Klinsmann's 2014 World Cup roster made themselves a little more visible on Saturday.

Fresh Sheffield Wednesday catch Oguchi Onyewu scored the winner in his club's 2-1 FA Cup victory over Rochdale, while Timmy Chandler helped put an end to Nürnberg's winless start to the Bundesliga season with a goal in its 4-0 romp over fellow American Fabian Johnson and Hoffenheim.

Onyewu's goal came in the middle of a wild 10 minute span in the second half of Wednesday's FA Cup Fourth Round game. The big defender rose to meet a corner kick with his head and put Wednesday up 2-0 on Rochdale away from home in the 56th minute, which was just a few minutes after the opening goal was scored. Gooch's tally would be needed -- Rochdale nabbed a goal of their own three minutes after Onyewu's header, but the Owls were able to hang on to advance to the last 16 of the FA Cup.